Jason Motte

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockies' offense gave them the lead, and the bullpen gave it back.

Up 8-4 going into the bottom of the seventh, Colorado lost 9-8 to the Yankees on Starlin Castro's walkoff home run against Jason Motte on Wednesday.

Leading off the ninth, Castro turned on the second pitch he saw from Motte (0-1), who took the loss on his 34th birthday. Looking for something soft, Castro smashed a changeup to left field to help theYankees split a two-game series.

Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer in the seventh as the Yankees tied the score, and Chase Headley also had a second-inning grand slam for New York. Nick Hundley and Ryan Raburn homered for...

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockies' offense gave them the lead, and the bullpen gave it back.
Up 8-4 going into the bottom of the seventh, Colorado lost 9-8 to the Yankees on Starlin Castro's walkoff home run against Jason Motte on Wednesday.
Leading off the...

The St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday acquired infielder Jedd Gyorko and cash from the San Diego Padres for outfielder Jon Jay.
The 27-year-old Gyorko hit .247 with 16 home runs and 57 runs batted in last season, spending time at second base, shortstop...

As a former minor-league instructor with the Angels, manager Joe Maddon misses this time of year that he used to spend at Gene Autry Park in Mesa, Ariz., for the Instructional League.
So with the Cubs already assured of a playoff berth, Maddon devoted...

Cubs reliever Jason Motte had a unique and scary view of the only wild-card game he has participated in.
"There were beer bottles being thrown at me," Motte recalled with a laugh. "Shoes were being thrown from the upper deck."
And...

The Cubs' injury report Monday morning resembled that of an NFL team.
Late-inning reliever Jason Motte was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder, while outfielder Jorge Soler went on the DL with a left oblique injury that...

Cubs rookies have yet to experience all of the emotional highs and lows of a full major league season.
So it is up to the veterans and manager Joe Maddon to guide and monitor the often fragile responses of key newcomers such as Kris Bryant, Addison...

Meeting new teammates and reporters Monday in Cincinnati, new Cubs reliever Rafael Soriano vowed to simply do his job.
And what is that, exactly?
"I'm here to help the young guys and help these guys win,'' Soriano said.
Soriano arrives with 207...

Cubs reliever Jason Motte says he has set aside memories as a member of the Cardinals, after spending six seasons in St. Louis.
“They are not my Cardinals; I’m a Cub,” said Motte, who is 6-1 with four saves this season.
The Cubs and first-place...

The summary
The Cubs took two out of three from the Marlins as Kyle Hendricks earned the 2-0 victory Sunday at Wrigley Field and Jason Motte picked up his fourth save. The Cubs improved to 44-36 despite a team hitting slump.
On the mound
Hendricks...

WASHINGTON — Completing a season-series victory over the defending National League East champion Nationals validated the Cubs' belief that they can play with the elite teams.
But now comes the hard part for the Cubs, who could lose Javier Baez, one of...

Angels 8, Chicago Cubs 4
AT THE PLATE: Albert Pujols highlighted a four-run fifth by turning on a Jason Motte 96-mph fastball and driving it well beyond the left-field wall for a three-run home run, his fourth homer in six games. C.J. Cron capped a...

Reds 5, Cubs 2
Spring record: 0-2-1
The summary: The highly anticipated debut of left-hander Jon Lester lived up to its brief but impressive billing before a Sloan Park record crowd of 15,331. Lester struck out three while allowing only a broken bat...

MESA, Ariz. — Manager Joe Maddon expounded on using relievers in various situations to maximize their strengths.
But the only firm role appears that of closer Hector Rondon.
"He did close last year, didn't he?'' Maddon replied Saturday. "I...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Those darn kids have done it again.
Besides being on our lawns all the time, they now are forcing baseball to change the game to fit their 21st century attention spans.
The rule changes implemented Friday to speed up the pace of the...

MESA, Ariz. -- Slugger Anthony Rizzo noticed a change in the mood of the Chicago Cubs’ organization well before the hiring of manager Joe Maddon and before Rizzo predicted the Cubs would win the National League Central.
“I think when we made some...

Whether the Cubs or White Sox won the offseason is really a determination that should be made as their moves play out on the field, but there's little doubt the teams at least won the attention of the baseball world.
The clubs posted identical 73-89...